VincePro
05-27-2003, 02:12 AM
Hello all,
I love these forums! Everyone here just has a wealth of knowledge and is so helpful. Anyway, here\'s my situation. I entered the music biz producing commerical rap and hiphop music before I started getting into classical scoring (even though I\'m a classically trained pianist of 15 years). For rap music, all sequencing is done on my AKAI MPC drum machine. I have tried sequencing classical scores on the MPC and it\'s very tough because of the hardware interface and the machine\'s functions obviously geared toward drum programming. So here are a few questions I\'m sure you guys know the answers to:
1) WHat\'s a great sequencer to use in conjunction with Gigastudio? Since I am a pianist I like to do the majority of my tracks in real time..and then do a little step editing in the sequencer...I currently do tracking in Protools Digi001
2)Even though I\'ve composed some decent classical film score type pieces..I still don\'t quite get the process. In rap or pop music..you have a constant drum section keeping rhythm for you and it\'s easy to add layers of instrmentation that confine to that. I always know when the piano comes in or goes out, etc...when I\'m adding layers and can accompany it. Plus a riff only goes a few measures before it loops so you don\'t have to compose too much. In scores, tempos run all over the place, dozens of instruments come in and out,and pieces can go for 15 mins, etc.... Let\'s say I\'m about to do a 5 minute score. What\'s a good general method of composing to get me started? There\'s no tempo grid for me to work with since scores are free flowing...Let\'s say I have a trumpet section suddenly come in a measure followed by french horns..When I\'m sequencing, how do I know the exact second that I had the trumpets come in when I\'m adding the other layers? Does this make sense? Plus, I never feel like I can play to a metronome since you fall off afer about 2 measures due to classical music being less confined to a ridgid tempo. Is it because you guys can see all the midi notes on a screen so it\'s easier than me using my hardware drum sequencer? Also, do you compose in phrases or memorize entire pieces? I find it unrealistic to score on paper an entire piece, and then play the entire 1st violin section for the whole song and then repeat for all the other instruments. Please offer any assistance you can in terms of sequencers I should get for Giga and methods of classical scoring that will help me. I highly appreciate it.
Thanks, Vince
I love these forums! Everyone here just has a wealth of knowledge and is so helpful. Anyway, here\'s my situation. I entered the music biz producing commerical rap and hiphop music before I started getting into classical scoring (even though I\'m a classically trained pianist of 15 years). For rap music, all sequencing is done on my AKAI MPC drum machine. I have tried sequencing classical scores on the MPC and it\'s very tough because of the hardware interface and the machine\'s functions obviously geared toward drum programming. So here are a few questions I\'m sure you guys know the answers to:
1) WHat\'s a great sequencer to use in conjunction with Gigastudio? Since I am a pianist I like to do the majority of my tracks in real time..and then do a little step editing in the sequencer...I currently do tracking in Protools Digi001
2)Even though I\'ve composed some decent classical film score type pieces..I still don\'t quite get the process. In rap or pop music..you have a constant drum section keeping rhythm for you and it\'s easy to add layers of instrmentation that confine to that. I always know when the piano comes in or goes out, etc...when I\'m adding layers and can accompany it. Plus a riff only goes a few measures before it loops so you don\'t have to compose too much. In scores, tempos run all over the place, dozens of instruments come in and out,and pieces can go for 15 mins, etc.... Let\'s say I\'m about to do a 5 minute score. What\'s a good general method of composing to get me started? There\'s no tempo grid for me to work with since scores are free flowing...Let\'s say I have a trumpet section suddenly come in a measure followed by french horns..When I\'m sequencing, how do I know the exact second that I had the trumpets come in when I\'m adding the other layers? Does this make sense? Plus, I never feel like I can play to a metronome since you fall off afer about 2 measures due to classical music being less confined to a ridgid tempo. Is it because you guys can see all the midi notes on a screen so it\'s easier than me using my hardware drum sequencer? Also, do you compose in phrases or memorize entire pieces? I find it unrealistic to score on paper an entire piece, and then play the entire 1st violin section for the whole song and then repeat for all the other instruments. Please offer any assistance you can in terms of sequencers I should get for Giga and methods of classical scoring that will help me. I highly appreciate it.
Thanks, Vince